Managing director Karen Smart is to leave, amid criticism of management over long security queues.
Travellers at Manchester Airport have faced long queues for check-in and security over the past month
Manchester Airport's managing director is to stand down amid criticism of long security queues which have led to passengers missing flights.Earlier, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said police and fire and rescue service staffIan Costigan will take on the role of interim managing director. Travellers at the airport, which is owned by Greater Manchester's 10 councils and an investment firm, have faced long queues for check-in and security over the past month.with some forced to queue outside in the car park while others missed their flightsMAG previously apologised and said the industry was "facing staff shortages and recruitment challenges at present, after the most damaging two years in its history".
He added that while there would be further challenges ahead, he was "confident we will soon start to see the benefits of the recovery plans Ms Smart has helped put in place". A spokesman for MAG, which also runs London Stansted and East Midlands airports, said Ms Smart, who has been managing director for two years, had decided to return to the south of England, where her family lives, to pursue "fresh career opportunities".
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